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PNSILM
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
827 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
...MULTIPLE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON FEB 21 2014...
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR PEMBROKE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...
LOCATION...NEAR PEMBROKE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...FEB 21 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...1215 PM EST TO 1217 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.48 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.6697N / -79.2903W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.6759N / -79.2860
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR PEMBROKE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON FEB
21 2014.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF ELROD RD...BUT WEST OF O'QUINN RD
THEN MOVED NORTH-NORTHEAST ACROSS A RURAL AREA. THE TORNADO CAUSED
DAMAGE TO A LARGE SHED THAT ROLLED OVER AND IT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE
TO A SINGLE WIDE HOME ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ELROD RD. THE TORNADO MOVED
ACROSS ELROD RD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THREE HOMES ON THE NORTH SIDE.
IT LIFTED THE PORCH OFF ONE OF THE HOMES AND KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED
SEVERAL TREES AS IT MOVED OFF INTO THE WOODS BEHIND THE HOMES. THE
TORNADO LIFTED IN THE WOODS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ELROD RD.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
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...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ST. PAULS IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...
LOCATION...ST. PAULS IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...FEB 21 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...1238 PM EST TO 1240 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...35 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.16 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.7993N / -78.9753W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.8014N / -78.9741W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR ST. PAULS IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON FEB
21 2014.
THE TORNADO FORMED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SLYVA RD AND SOUTH DEAN
ST AND MOVED NORTH-NORTHEAST CAUSING DAMAGE BETWEEN SOUTH DEAN ST
AND BUTLER ST. ALL OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF
ST. PAULS. THE TORNADO CREATED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO HOMES IN
THE VICINITY OF 3RD AVE SOUTH. MOST OF THE HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE
BUT THERE WERE SOME WITH LIFTED PORCHES. IN ADDITION...THERE WERE
MULTIPLE SHEDS DESTROYED. ONE LARGE SHED WAS LOFTED INTO A LARGE OAK
TREE ABOUT 40 YARDS FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IN ADDITION...A
LARGE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BLOWN ONTO ITS SIDE. MULTIPLE TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND A COUPLE OF UN-ANCHORED BUILDINGS WERE PUSHED OFF THEIR
FOUNDATION.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
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